Bill Text: IL HJRCA0018 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Constitutional Revision Article of the Illinois Constitution. In provisions concerning amendments to Article IV of the Illinois Constitution proposed by a petition of electors equal in number to at least eight percent of the total votes cast for candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial election, removes a provision that amendments shall be limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in Article IV. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-07 - Referred to Rules Committee [HJRCA0018 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HJRCA0018-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | of this resolution a proposition to amend Article XIV of the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Illinois Constitution by changing Section 3 as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE XIV | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (ILCON Art. XIV, Sec. 3) | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | SECTION 3. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE FOR LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Amendments to Article IV of this Constitution may be | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | proposed by a petition signed by a number of electors equal in | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | number to at least eight percent of the total votes cast for | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | candidates for Governor in the preceding gubernatorial | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | election. Amendments shall be limited to structural and | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | procedural subjects contained in Article IV. A petition shall | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | contain the text of the proposed amendment and the date of the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | general election at which the proposed amendment is to be | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | submitted, shall have been signed by the petitioning electors | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | not more than twenty-four months preceding that general |
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1 | election and shall be filed with the Secretary of State at | ||||||
2 | least six months before that general election. The procedure | ||||||
3 | for determining the validity and sufficiency of a petition | ||||||
4 | shall be provided by law. If the petition is valid and | ||||||
5 | sufficient, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the | ||||||
6 | electors at that general election and shall become effective | ||||||
7 | if approved by either three-fifths of those voting on the | ||||||
8 | amendment or a majority of those voting in the election. | ||||||
9 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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